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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract and all necessary amendments, including term extensions, with the City of Los Angeles to receive and expend additional Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the 2008 Port Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $367,900 through September 30, 2012; and increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD) by $367,900. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved the Long Beach Police Department's proposal for additional grant funds that recently became available through the 2008 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). The Area Maritime Security Committee, under the leadership of the United States Coast Guard Section Los Angeles/Long Beach (Coast Guard), confirmed these projects as being essential to ensure the safety and security of the nation's busiest port complex.
The Coast Guard has appointed the City of Los Angeles as fiscal agent for the distribution of these funds, requiring an amendment to the formal funding agreement between the City of Los Angeles and City of Long Beach. This amendment in the amount of $275,925, in addition to the $4,346,342 approved by Council on September 6, 2011, will be in effect through the grant end date of September 30, 2012. These additional funds will be used to purchase tactical and emergency response equipment, including personal ear microphone radio equipment to improve interoperable communications, video cameras for sharing information, and incident management computers and video monitors. This equipment reflects DHS's overall investment strategy, of which two priorities have been paramount: risk-based funding and regional security cooperation. These PSGP funds support increased portwide risk management; enhanced maritime domain awareness; training and exercises; and further capabilities to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from attacks involving improvised exp...
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